A union coalition has urged a Maryland federal judge to reverse the U.S. Department of Defense's cancellation of hundreds of union contracts, arguing the defense secretary's sudden shift didn't make sense.

A 2023 National Labor Relations Board decision that lowered the bargaining order standard and shifted the burden for filing union election petitions to employers conflicts with U.S. Supreme Court precedent and... (more story)

A D.C. federal judge trimmed claims that three airport janitorial contractors owe supplemental pension contributions, finding a pension fund failed to plausibly allege that the companies assumed a predecessor'... (more story)

A National Labor Relations Board official correctly allowed 14 employees at a Seattle appliance maintenance firm to vote on union representation last year, a split NLRB ruled, rejecting the firm's argument tha... (more story)

A Utah federal judge has refused to block a National Labor Relations Board case accusing a medical marijuana dispensary of firing four union supporters, ruling that the dispensary's injunction request was barr... (more story)

More than 300 unionized workers at legal aid organization The Bronx Defenders are set to walk out on July 27 if they cannot agree on a contract with the legal nonprofit's management, according to a Tuesday announcement.

Clark Hill PLC has added a Seyfarth Shaw LLP partner in Atlanta, strengthening its labor and employment group.

A New Jersey judge on Tuesday rejected Reed Smith LLP's motion to pause discovery in a gender discrimination lawsuit brought by a former employee, finding that the firm had not proved irreparable harm if the c... (more story)

The Ninth Circuit has backed the dismissal of a harassment suit from a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who said his colleagues mocked his sexuality in a photo of him published in a Facebook group, r... (more story)

Lockheed Martin can't trim a lawsuit alleging it refused to give a worker the same opportunities offered to other employees because he is African and Muslim, a Texas federal judge ruled, concluding he wasn't r... (more story)

The Fourth Circuit refused to revive a former Maryland hospital worker's lawsuit claiming she was fired because of a progressive neuromuscular disorder, ruling she couldn't overcome the healthcare system's exp... (more story)

International labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips has added a four-attorney team through a combination with Dallas litigation boutique Stewart Law Group PLLC.

Sam's Club illegally fired a baker after refusing to process her leave request during an emergency hospital stay, she alleged in Michigan federal court, adding that she only learned of her firing when her memb... (more story)

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued a Georgia plumbing company, claiming it unlawfully fired an employee for taking too much time off work for pregnancy-related symptoms and medical appointments.

A production assistant who worked on a Nike Inc. commercial has sued the sportswear giant, its advertising agency and a production company, alleging the companies failed to pay overtime wages, denied meal and ... (more story)

A financial services firm's executive sent a series of late-night messages threatening to report an Albanian immigrant worker for immigration fraud just three days after the worker's attorney sent a demand let... (more story)

A former medical malpractice paralegal accused a personal injury law firm and three attorneys in New York federal court of failing to pay overtime, alleging the firm gave her $600 cash after she complained abo... (more story)

Bank of America agreed to a $4.3 million deal to end claims that it didn't pay out unused vacation time for thousands of workers, though the settlement hit a minor setback when a federal judge ruled the plaint... (more story)

A Denver strip club Friday asked a state court judge to prohibit a Denver Labor hearing officer from presiding over its appeal challenging $14 million in fines stemming from wage theft allegations, claiming th... (more story)

An oilfield services company urged a Colorado federal judge to compel arbitration of a proposed class and collective action alleging unpaid overtime, arguing the former worker behind the suit agreed to arbitra... (more story)

Poultry plant workers looking to bring claims in state court over an alleged scheme to suppress wages told a Maryland federal court they opted out of nearly $70 million in settlements struck with Wayne-Sanderson.